History and Mission
Founded in 1992, the Tustin Area Council
for Fine Arts (TACFA) funds and administers programs which expand
the arts in the greater Tustin, California area, and enrich the
entire community. The Council raises funds through individual and
corporate contributions and fundraising events. These funds subsidize
elementary students' participation in The Art
Masters program, support students' creativity and interest in
the arts, and allow TACFA to produce an annual affordable and live
production of a classic Broadway musical at
a local outdoor venue.
While practicing sound fiscal management
and keeping operating costs low, the Council is continually expanding
existing programs, seeking new revenue streams, and investigating
new programs that will create community through the arts.
Our Programs
Broadway in the Park
Art Masters
Scholarships
Student Art Show
Tustin Art League
The Need
- Tustin elementary school children have little access to school-based
arts programs because funding for the arts in schools has virtually
disappeared. In Tustin's more affluent elementary schools, active
PTAs or PTOs subsidize arts programs. however, in under-served
Tustin schools, there are no PTAs or PTOs to fund the arts. Students
in these schools are from low-income families; both parents work
and lack the time and experience these organizations require.
- In local high schools, art supplies are scarce, and encouragement
and recognition of student artists is lacking. TACFA presents
an annual Student Art Show, where student
art work in multiple media is displayed for all to enjoy. TACFA
also gives money to art teachers, which allows them to purchase
additional art supplies that would otherwise not be available.
- Sports and academic scholarships abound, but arts scholarships
are lacking. TACFA provides scholarships
to high school seniors, who plan to study the arts in post-secondary
schools.
- TACFA supports local high school music departments' performing
opportunities by contributing money for students' travel expenses
to distant venues, like Carnegie Hall.
2010 Executive
Board Members
President . Susan Dobak
Vice President (Programs) . Sharyn Sakimoto
Vice President (Communications) . Diane Aust
Vice President (Fund Development) . Barbara Foster
Vice President (Broadway in the Park) . Susan Dobak
Secretary . Mary Kauffman
Treasurer . Bonny Atzeff
Parliamentarian . Libby Buckley
Member at Large . Lynda Bjoin
Board of Directors:
Jonathan Abelove, Bill Amneus, Bob Casey, Patti Di Saia, Wendy Greene, Nancy Ivary, Susan Legome, Ted Leib, Margie Lightfoot, Bob Machado, Eligia Nicolai,
Vanessa Osborn, David Peay, Priya Rao, Stephanie Schneider, Arlene Simmons, Kathy Tarrant
Advisory Committee:
Richard Bray, Doug Davert, Mark Eliot, Stu Eriksen, Bill Moses,
Janice Smith, and David Wilson
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